Summit — Ch. 7-17 Rental Occupancy License Program § 7-17-11

A rental occupancy permit and/or code compliance report may be suspended, not renewed or revoked at any time during the occupancy of the rental unit for which the code compliance report has been issued, should the code enforcement officer determine, following a reasonable investigation, that the unit no longer complies with the provisions of this Chapter due to maintenance of a nuisance on the premises. 
Cause for revocation, suspension or refusal to renew a tenant's rental occupancy permit due to maintenance of nuisance shall include, but is not limited to, the following: A tenant's knowingly permitting illegal drug activity to occur on or within the premises subject to inspection under this Chapter. The term "illegal drug related activity", as used herein, shall mean any conduct which would violate any provision of the Illinois controlled substances act, as amended, the Illinois cannabis control act, as amended, the Illinois drug paraphernalia control act, as amended, or any other local, state, or federal law prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, delivery, use, or possession of a controlled substance. 
A tenant's knowingly permitting prostitution related activity to occur on or within the premises subject to inspection under this Chapter. The term "prostitution related activity", as used herein, shall mean any conduct which violates any provision of the prostitution related portions of the Illinois criminal code, as amended, or any other local, state, or federal law prohibiting prostitution related activity. 
Any activity by a tenant, or by a guest of the tenant with the tenant's sufferance or permission, which would constitute a nuisance. The term "nuisance", as used herein shall mean any conduct of individuals or condition of property that injures or endangers the health, safety, peace, and welfare of the surrounding community or that obstructs the reasonable use of the property. The term "nuisance" shall include that conduct or condition of property that has been defined by Illinois or local law to constitute a nuisance. In addition, a rental dwelling unit shall be treated as a nuisance if either: The rental dwelling unit has been the subject of three (3) or more complaints for police service within a twelve (12) month period due to the misconduct either of the tenant(s) or of the guest(s) of the tenant(s) with the tenant's sufferance or permission. The twelve (12) month period referred to in this subsection shall be a continuously rolling period that shall be measured not on a calendar year basis but on the basis of the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the complaint, call for service, or violation; or 
The village has declared the rental dwelling unit or the lot on which dwelling is located a public nuisance due to the condition of the property or the conduct of the tenants or guests occupying the property.

Any policeman, building inspector or code enforcement officer, upon receipt of a tenant conduct complaint, shall issue a notice directed to the owner of record of the property on which the nuisance occurs, as shown in the records of the recorder of deeds, and to the tenant or occupant of the property or to both, which notice shall describe the nature of the complaint and the penalties which may be imposed if the nuisance is not abated. 

Cause for revocation, suspension or refusal to renew a code compliance letter due to maintenance of a nuisance shall include, but is not limited to, the following: An owner, manager or agent's knowingly permitting illegal drug activity to occur on or within the premises subject to inspection under this Chapter. The term "illegal drug related activity", as used herein, shall mean any conduct which would violate any provision of the Illinois controlled substances act, as amended, the Illinois cannabis control act, as amended, the Illinois drug paraphernalia control act, as amended, or any other local, state, or federal law prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, delivery, use, or possession of a controlled substance. 
An owner, manager or agent's knowingly permitting prostitution related activity to occur on or within the premises subject to inspection under this Chapter. The term "prostitution related activity", as used herein, shall mean any conduct which violates any provision of the prostitution related portions of the Illinois criminal code, as amended, or any other local, state, or federal law prohibiting prostitution related activity. 
Any activity by a tenant or guest of the tenant with the owner, manager or agent's sufferance or permission which would constitute a nuisance as set forth in subsection A3 of this section. (Ord. 20-O-03, 1-6-2020)